Dave Nordstrand: Life's spark extinguished

12:20 AM,
Dec. 5, 2012

Sparky.

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Strange how a family pet - be it a dog, goldfish, turtle or Sparky the cat - can so hold so tender a grip the human heart.

Yet they do. Lose a pet, and it can be one of life's saddest events. A little black cat with eyes a luminous green, Sparky was a key part of the life that Laurie Anderson and her family enjoyed. Now they are mourning Sparky's loss.

The family found Sparky at the SPCA when the cat was 7 months old. That was Black Friday a year ago. The family that owned the little cat was moving and could not take the cat with them. ...